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Charges against 'influencer' poachers in BC span four hunts
March 12, 2025 - 7:00 AM

Goats, sheep, elk and deer were all allegedly poached by four people named in dozens of wildlife charges announced by BC Conservation Officer Service last week.
Discovery of invasive jellyfish in Osoyoos Lake raises more questions than answers
January 21, 2025 - 6:00 AM

The presence of invasive jellyfish in Osoyoos Lake was discovered in recent years, yet the full impact of the invaders on native ecosystems isn’t clear yet.
Cache Creek, Spences Bridge and Ashcroft featured in upcoming motion picture
October 07, 2024 - 7:00 PM

Some Hollywood movie types were in the Thompson-Nicola region over the past few weeks filming scenes for an upcoming film.
ACTION! How Kamloops gets itself onto the big screen
August 30, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Terri Hadwin has been the film commissioner for the Thompson-Nicola Regional District for just over two years and never has a shortage of work as she draws film productions into the area from near and far.
iN PHOTOS: Underwater views in Kamloops, Okanagan areas
August 29, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Some shutterbugs got creative with photography this summer, dipping phones and cameras into area lakes and rivers for unique perspectives.
Severe thunderstorm warning and smoky skies in Southern Interior
August 16, 2024 - 12:15 PM

A severe thunderstorm watch and a smoky skies warning has been issued by Environment Canada for parts of the Southern Interior.
Wildfires erupt in B.C. with more heat and thunderstorms on the way
July 20, 2024 - 8:13 AM

The number of wildfires in British Columbia has flared as more lightning storms bring the potential for further fire starts.
Interior residents get ready to flee as B.C. fire tally soars past 300
July 19, 2024 - 5:29 PM

It's the first time The Inn at Spences Bridge has been empty since April.
'Like lava': Evacuee tells of frightening fire escape, as number of B.C. blazes soars
July 18, 2024 - 6:14 PM

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Nandini Villeneuve and other residents of the Saranagati Hare Krishna village were in a meeting with emergency staff from the Thompson-Nicola Regional District late Wednesday when it was announced that a wildfire bearing down on the religious community had worsened.
UPDATE: Two wildfires merge south of Ashcroft; hundreds evacuated
July 18, 2024 - 9:25 AM

Wildfires south of Ashcroft forced out more than a hundred rural residents out of their homes Wednesday evening.
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LETTER: 'Be Kind. Be Calm. Be Safe.': COVID five years in
OPINION Be Kind. Be Calm. Be Safe. Those memorable words spoken during the COVID pandemic by BC’s Provincial Heath Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry resonated far beyond by boundaries of the province she so effect

Trying to buy Canadian? Shoppers in Kamloops, Okanagan find it isn't easy
A trade war with President Donald Trump has Canadian shoppers trying to source locally made grocery products, but understanding product labels at major grocery outlets is complicated and some major grocery outlets are not forthcoming with informa

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

West Kelowna, Kamloops fall behind BC government's 'unrealistic' housing targets
Both West Kelowna and Kamloops are failing to meet the province's housing targets, and politicians at the Okanagan city are frustrated. West Kelowna built 64 net new housing units over the past six months, and the BC government expects

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Trying to buy Canadian? Shoppers in Kamloops, Okanagan find it isn't easy
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Tiger Woods faces another injury and another lost year. Has golf seen the last of him?
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Small, slow-speed EVs will be allowed on Osoyoos streets
Town of Osoyoos council has voted in favour of moving forward with a program that will allow slow-speed, electric vehicles on streets and most highways in and around the tourist community. C
March 15, 2025 6:00 AM
Okanagan distillers quenching thirst for bourbon during trade war with US
A couple of distilleries in the Okanagan are working to meet an increase in demand for their bourbon-based whiskey as American brands are being pulled from BC Liquor Store shelves. “We
March 11, 2025 6:00 PM
Peerless Penticton manufacturing business sold, moving to Saskatoon
Peerless Penticton, one of the city’s longest-serving industrial businesses, has been sold and is moving its manufacturing operations to Saskatoon early this summer. Peerless has been
March 14, 2025 7:00 PM
Kelowna’s new Tesla dealership is ready to go despite tanking stock
Kelowna’s long-awaited Tesla dealership and service centre is ready for customers despite the controversy surrounding the car company's CEO Elon Musk and the fact that the company’
March 14, 2025 6:00 PM
iN VIDEO: A trio of chunky chukars make comical dash near Kamloops
Kamloops wildlife photographer Lyn MacDonald captured footage of three chunky chukars running across a road with their little feet flying on the outskirts of Kamloops earlier this week. Memb
March 16, 2025 6:00 AM
Kamloops drug addict credits tough love for his recovery, advocates for forced treatment
After decades of being addicted to crack cocaine, Mike Haertel is sober and living independently at a residential housing building in Kamloops operated by BC Housing. The complex on Glenfair
March 10, 2025 7:00 AM
Trump family fortune began in a Canadian brothel-hotel
In one of history's little-known ironies, the Maple Leaf country pushing back against Donald Trump’s annexation bid is also host to a tiny, remote restaurant and brothel that helped laun
March 15, 2025 9:00 AM
A volcano near Alaska's largest city could erupt in the coming weeks or months, scientists say
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A volcano near Alaska’s largest city is showing new signs of unrest, with experts saying the likelihood of an eruption at Mount Spurr in the next few weeks or
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